Chapter 40 Chapter 40
◎ Monster Group (Second Update)◎
[What are you reminding her to do? Isn't this just about promoting products?]
【But I really want it! 】
[Is this true? Will it really exist? Will it be exactly the same?]
"We need to discuss this with everyone," Lian Jiu said. "If it's feasible, we'll definitely let you know."
The children were about to wake up, and Lian Jiu was about to put the phone back, but when he looked up, he saw Si Lan's hand was still on Yuan Qing's head. The latter sat stiffly, not daring to move.
"What is this for?"
Si Lan smiled: "Don't you want to grow taller? I'll help him."
Lian Jiu instinctively knew Si Lan couldn't possibly be simply trying to help Yuan Qing. He knew it from the child's expression. Sure enough, after Lian Jiu returned the phone and Yuan Qing, Si Lan said, "Let him be quiet for a while. Just act like a child."
That means you won’t grow tall.
Lian Jiu couldn't help but ask: "Won't he hate you?"
"If he dares."
“…”
Suddenly I feel a little sorry for little Bifang.
Seeing her hesitation, Si Lan sighed softly, "He just woke up not long ago and is anxious to return to his original appearance."
"Um?"
Si Lan: "But he was seriously injured at the time. This is like forcing things to grow faster."
Lian Jiu understood what he meant. He was worried that Yuan Qing would overdraw himself in his attempt to change back to normal quickly, so he didn't let him go to the store to sell things so soon. Instead, he let him continue studying with the children in the senior class.
"What about you?" Lian Jiu thought of Si Lan's pale appearance when they first met. "Weren't you injured worse than him back then?"
After a few seconds of silence, Si Lan said, "I woke up earlier than him."
"Si Lan." Lian Jiu walked out of the school with him and suddenly asked, "If everyone adapts to society and goes out, then you won't have to guard this place anymore?"
After a long while, Lian Jiu finally heard the person in front of him reply, "I don't know."
For some reason, Lian Jiu now always has an illusion. Just like Yuan Qing recalling what Si Lan had not finished saying, she also feels that Si Lan has something left unsaid at this moment.
For example: Yes.
He will continue to guard this place even if there are no other monsters here.
Lian Jiu didn't ask any more questions. She quickened her pace and kept up with the pace. "We'll set it up today and go out to buy the goods tomorrow. We need to make a list first. It's a good opportunity. We can also go to Shanshan's supermarket to see how our vegetables are selling."
Si Lan glanced at her sideways, his lips curved slightly: "Hmm."
When he arrived at the entrance of the convenience store under construction, Lian Jiu was stunned. The site for this convenience store was ready-made, and all the trees needed were brought by Si Lan from the mountains.
I don’t know how fast he is, but he piled up a lot in a short while.
But at the moment, it seems that none of them have been used?
That doesn't make sense. Didn't we already build a prototype before we left?
The other big monsters who were helping out were standing aside obediently. Seeing Lian Jiu coming, they didn't know what to say: "Director, the Pixiu God said that every penny saved is a penny earned. A door only needs to look like a door."
Su Caifeng was not very busy at the greenhouse today. He heard that a small shop was going to be built in the mountains, so he volunteered to come and help.
At this moment, he was standing on the rooftop laying out palm leaves. When he saw Lian Jiu and Si Lan coming back, he asked proudly, "How is it?"
In fact, all we need to build is a small storefront, because there is a huge cave behind it that can be used to store goods, just like a small supermarket, so as long as it looks good, it will be fine.
Lian Jiu looked at it for a long time before finding a more appropriate description: "Simpler than kindergarten."
The wooden beams that had been set up were dismantled, and Su Caifeng seemed to have erected two wooden beams at the entrance of the cave, with a large beam across the middle and a few palm leaves hung on them.
So miserable, so miserable.
"What a mistake." Lian Jiu said sadly, "How could you let Pixiu Master choose the materials? He even used three pieces of wood. It must have taken a lot of courage."
Su Caifeng sat on the horizontal log in the middle and said with a confident tone, "I picked it up."
It turns out that those were not specially obtained!
"Spend more wood." Lian Jiu walked over and ripped off the poor, helpless palm leaves. "That's how you'll make a lot of money. Haven't you heard of that?"
Su Caifeng was shamefully shaken.
Even Si Lan was so angry at this stingy guy that he laughed: "Get down."
Su Caifeng shrugged and quickly turned over: "Doesn't it look good? I think it's okay."
"Let them be busy." Lian Jiu pulled him aside, "I have other business to discuss with you."
Su Caifeng became excited when he heard about business.
There was no way. The demon gods he knew knew his character and would not let him do business. He didn't even have full financial power over a greenhouse.
"Director, you've finally figured it out." Su Caifeng pulled her to sit on a piece of wood. "I think if we two work together, we can definitely accomplish something big. It's a powerful combination, a perfect match."
A tree branch was stuck in the back of his neck. Si Lan stood behind him, looking down at him: "Is this how you use the phrase 'perfect match'?"
"You've read so many books, what's so great about that? Why can't you use them?" Su Caifeng threw the branch away. "Go away, go away. What do you know about business?"
Si Lan sat down calmly: "I will be the owner of this supermarket in the future, why don't I understand business?"
"This shop doesn't make any money!"
The monsters in the mountains don’t have much money now, so this small supermarket is currently just a public welfare supermarket. Its main purpose is to provide the monsters with some daily necessities commonly used in the human world, so that they can adapt and become familiar with it in advance, and secondly, it also makes their lives more convenient.
It's true that I can't make much money at this moment.
Si Lan looked at him silently.
"Okay, listen to me." Su Caifeng moved closer to the director. "Director, let's continue."
Si Lan was silent for a moment and sat on the other side of Lian Jiu.
These demon gods always have an unusually childish quality in many ways, and Lian Jiu has gotten used to it. "Today, many viewers in the live broadcast room said they like the ears and tails of our mountain monsters and asked if they can sell them?"
"How can we sell it?" Su Caifeng shook his head. "These are all native to me. They are part of my body."
Lian Jiu certainly understood this: "I mean, what if it's fake?"
"Fake?"
"Yes, if it is made into a fake, can it be mistaken for the real thing?"
There are many plush toys on the market, with ears and tails, which are not uncommon. What Lian Jiu wants is one that is exactly the same as the little monsters, so that it is special enough.
"If you have the materials, it's easy." Su Caifeng had seen some humans make small animal-related items before, so he didn't find it strange. "What's the big deal? There are tons of humans on the street. Why do these people have such strange preferences?"
"No." Lian Jiu smiled, "This is different."
"What's the difference?"
"People nowadays like unique things or things that are symbolic," Lian Jiu said. "Our mountain monsters are all a combination of species, so their characteristics are different from those of ordinary animals. For example, Si Lan's ears are not like his. A normal rabbit's ears are not like his."
Su Caifeng felt something was wrong: "Bunny ears? Si Lan?"
"Yes, he's the only one with these ears, so this is his patent." Lian Jiu showed them the patent's explanation. "So if we apply for a patent for these shapes that are unique to us, then only we can sell them. Because of this uniqueness, it will attract many people to buy them."
"In human terms, like the surroundings."
"What's around here?"
"Everyone likes children, and therefore likes their ears and tails. Items derived from these characteristics of our monster kindergarten are peripheral products."
After thinking for a while, Lian Jiu pointed at Si Lan and said, "For example, if everyone likes Si Lan, then I will make a small doll of Si Lan, and everyone will like it too. This doll will be Si Lan's peripheral product."
Pointing at Su Caifeng, he said, "Just like the Pixiu, because you symbolize wealth, many businessmen will have Pixiu portraits painted on them, or buy jade Pixiu to wear. This can also be considered as your peripheral."
Upon hearing this, Su Caifeng said angrily, "I've wanted to say this for a long time. These people have violated my image rights so much and haven't even paid me!"
“…”
You are worthy of it.
Lian Jiu added, "We will be making movies in the future, and these things will once again be given uniqueness, so we need to make plans as early as possible."
"I think so." Su Caifeng nodded. "Wouldn't this provide employment opportunities for all the monsters in our mountains?"
"Yes." Lian Jiu continued, "The source of initial funding will be after we sign the contract with Mart. After you pay the salaries of the Yokai employees, the rest can be used as start-up capital for this project."
"ah……"
Lian Jiu: "Wealth will flow in."
Su Caifeng gritted his teeth and said, "Alright."
Then he asked, "Can the contract be signed in advance? Although we have to transport vegetables over every day, our vegetables are growing very fast. Apart from the ones for the kindergarten and the monsters, there are still a lot of them."
Because it is still a trial sale to supermarkets, the quantity that can be sold is still very small, and there is no profit yet.
Just as Lian Jiu was about to speak, he received a call from Shuang Jingjing: "Jiujiu! Sell me some more of your vegetables! The people around me are besieging me every day."
The vegetables given to Shuang Liangliang are free, but that may not be the case for those sold to others.
Yuan Qing hasn't grown up yet, and Shuang Jingjing has provided a good channel at the moment.
"Okay." Lian Jiu responded cheerfully, "When do you want it?"
"Of course, the sooner the better!" Shuang Liangliang said, "And I've told a few friends that these are hard to find, so we need to promote our vegetables first."
"Thank you." Lian Jiu glanced at Su Caifeng, who understood immediately and stood up and flew towards the greenhouse.
Lian Jiu: "Then I'll bring you some tonight? Our vegetables can be stored at room temperature for two days to stay fresh, and your friends can come to your place to get them anytime."
"Okay, okay!"
It just so happened that Lian Jiu planned to go out today to check out the vegetable purchasing situation in the supermarket and buy some supplies at the same time, killing three birds with one stone.
With Shuangliangliang’s channels, these vegetables will no longer have to worry about having nowhere to sell them for the time being.
After sending the children home in the afternoon, Lian Jiu also set off with Si Lan, taking the vegetables packed by Su Caifeng and others.
Unexpectedly, when the vegetables were delivered to Shuang Liangliang's house, there were already several people waiting there.
Shuang Jingjing was helpless: "We all want this vegetable, and we also want to see you in person."
Then he turned to the people around him and said, "I'm not kidding you, this is what they look like whether the photos are edited or not. This is Lian Jiu, and this is Si Lan."
These people are all internet celebrities who work in self-media. It is normal for them to stay up late to think about plans and shoot videos. They also wear makeup and appear on camera almost every day, so they have correspondingly high requirements for cosmetics and skin care.
I previously ate some vegetables that Shuang Liang Liang claimed could improve my condition. After a few days of eating them, I found that they were indeed true!
Although there is no miraculous effect to rejuvenate, the improvement in your physical condition is definitely noticeable.
Who doesn’t like something this good and cheap?
When I heard that it was Lian Jiu, the principal of the monster kindergarten who is now very popular on the Internet, who brought people from the mountains to grow them in a greenhouse, I became even more curious.
Lian Jiu can be considered a breath of fresh air among internet celebrities, the kind that has a regular staff.
Most internet celebrities are in contact with each other and can bring traffic to each other. It would be great if you could make friends with them.
So when they heard that Lian Jiu was going to deliver food today, several people who had good relations with him and were locals rushed over immediately, making those people from other places jealous.
Several internet celebrities greeted him enthusiastically: "Hello, Director Lian Jiuyuan."
This name made Lian Jiu laugh: "Just call me Lian Jiu."
"I forgot about that when I ate your vegetables last time," the influencers said. "I'll definitely advertise for you when I get back! For free!"
"How can I be so embarrassed?"
These vegetables have already been sold, so if I still advertise them, wouldn’t I be making money in vain?
"Of course, and these vegetables are really delicious!" The influencers took out their phones and said, "I wonder if we can add you on WeChat? We've been following you for a long time."
Lian Jiu had been in this world for so long and had come into contact with many people, so he immediately understood their intentions.
Shuang Liangliang saw that Lian Jiu was hesitant and whispered to her, "They are all my good friends. They are very nice people, unlike those messy internet celebrities. But if you have concerns, you don't have to add them."
"It's okay." Lian Jiu pulled up his WeChat QR code. "Thank you for your attention."
Regardless of whether we can cooperate in the future, more friends mean more paths.
The others looked at Si Lan again: "So, where is Teacher Si Lan?"
Si Lan: "I don't use WeChat."
This excuse really has no technical content at all.
However, after everyone looked back and forth at Si Lan and Lian Jiu, and seeing the two of them going in and out together, they probably understood a lot: "I understand, I understand."
Lian Jiu was puzzled: What do you understand?
After leaving Shuang Liangliang's house, Lian Jiu rushed to the Hejia Supermarket.
Knowing Lian Jiu was coming, Wu's mother was also waiting at the supermarket. She smiled happily as soon as she saw him: "Xiao Jiu, the vegetables you have are really good."
Lian Jiu breathed a sigh of relief: "So sales are pretty good?"
"That's really great." Mother Wu took her to the vegetable section. "From the second day on, as soon as the vegetables were put on the shelf, they were gone within half an hour. We kept asking for more. The company reported that every trial sales location was like this."
Mother Wu turned to her and said, "So I think we can sign the contract in advance. I'll pay you the deposit first, and you can just ship the ordered quantity of vegetables over at the beginning of next month."
"Deposit?" Lian Jiu shook his head hurriedly. "We'll pay it when we get it shipped here."
The supermarket was bustling with people. Mother Wu glanced around and said, "Let's talk outside."
Lian Jiu and Si Lan followed Wu's mother to the office. After they sat down on the sofa, Wu's mother said, "I know the situation in your mountain area. Special cases require special treatment. I also trust you. Take this money first."
Wu's mother didn't expect that Lian Jiu and her friends would be on the news again on the third day after they left home for dinner.
This girl does have a promising future, and cooperation is a win-win situation.
Lian Jiu said, "Let's put things in perspective. We're doing business."
Hearing this, Wu's mother showed even more appreciation for her and said, "Of course it's for business, so this money still has another use."
"You say."
Mother Wu took out some documents from the drawer and sat down on the chair opposite. "We agreed that if we could reach a cooperation, you could help with the planting if we needed anything, right?"
Lian Jiu roughly guessed it and took the document from Wu's mother: "That's right."
"There aren't many fruits and vegetables." Mother Wu waited until she turned to the last page and said, "I just wonder if you can raise aquatic products there?"
Lian Jiu was puzzled: "Aren't most aquatic products found near the sea or large lakes?"
"That's right." Mother Wu nodded. "But now people's demands for food quality have increased. The transportation time for seafood is already long, and when you add the selling time, the cost we have to pay is actually higher."
"Too."
"So, can you raise them there? We'll cover the initial costs," Wu's mother said. "We want to build a nationwide supermarket that sells high-quality products. We're expanding beyond just the surrounding provinces."
Lian Jiu also wanted to engage in aquaculture, as the profits from aquatic products were greater than those from other products. However, there was only one lake in the Fuyu Mountain area, and there were monsters living in it, so it was not suitable for aquaculture.
Before I could refuse, I heard Si Lan suddenly say, "Okay."
"Eh?" Lian Jiu leaned over and whispered over his shoulder, "Where can we find water to raise aquatic products?"
Mother Wu didn't rush them. Seeing that the two wanted to discuss it, she considerately stood up and returned to her desk: "You guys think about it first, there's no rush."
Si Lan: "It's not Fuyu Mountain."
Lian Jiu was at a loss.
"We have other demon realms, and Fuyu Mountain is just one of them."
Lian Jiu's mind suddenly became clear: "So there are other places! Where can I raise livestock?"
"The South China Sea," Si Lan said. "The Jingwei and Qilin are there."
I had read the story of Jingwei filling the sea a long time ago and wondered, "Isn't Jingwei in the East China Sea?"
"..." Si Lan obviously knew what she meant and said with a smile, "Do you think the sea can really be filled up?"
Lian Jiu immediately fell silent.
"She didn't want to stay in the East China Sea, so she naturally went somewhere else." Si Lan said, "She and Qilin guarded the monsters in the sea."
Lian Jiu: "What's the situation in the South China Sea now?"
"It's harder for sea monsters to come into contact with human society than it is for us."
"Isn't that perfect?" Lian Jiu's eyes lit up. "If we raise them there, they can show up openly."
"Well, I might need to go over there then."
"That's no problem. Is there spiritual nourishment there?" Lian Jiu asked. "Is the breeding quality and speed the same as ours?"
Si Lan paused and said, "I am also the one keeping the demon world over there in check."
“???”
Lian Jiu was really surprised and asked in surprise, "You can do this even if it's so far?"
"Didn't Yuan Qing tell you that day?" Si Lan curled his lips, "When I first woke up, I fought with them and ate a dragon."
It turns out he eavesdropped on my conversations! Lian Jiu's cheeks flushed slightly: "Yes..."
"Where are the dragons?"
"In the sea." Lian Jiu opened his mouth, "Didn't they say it was snowing when you woke up? Will it snow in the South China Sea?"
Si Lan's smile faded a little, and he hummed, "A strange phenomenon has fallen from the sky."
"Tracing back to my origins, I am also a sea beast." Si Lan said calmly, "It's just that I went to other places later. Unlike when I woke up and guarded Fuyu Mountain, I have been guarding the South Sea since I was born."
"You're amazing." Lian Jiu couldn't help but applaud, but he finally felt something was wrong. "Wait a minute, aren't rabbits land animals? Sea hares don't look like you."
Si Lan was a little surprised, then he let out two low laughs from his throat: "I want to be special."
Forget it, now is not the time to dwell on this. After learning that he could raise seafood while also taking care of the monsters in the South China Sea, Lian Jiu immediately said to Wu's mother, "Auntie, we have an agreement. We can raise them, but not in our mountainous area."
"Anywhere else?"
"Yes, we have a small fishing village in the South China Sea that can raise fish," Lian Jiu said. "We also have a poverty alleviation site there, and the water quality is also very special."
Mother Wu was secretly surprised. She didn't expect Lian Jiu to be even more capable than she had imagined and could even help alleviate poverty in the South China Sea.
"That's still quite far away." Mother Wu said, "I won't let you lose money. We will provide the initial test samples."
"Then I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."
After agreeing on the cooperation, Lian Jiu shamelessly asked Wu's mother for advice on what daily necessities she needed to buy to open a convenience store.
When she learned that there was no convenience store in the mountains and that the items in this convenience store were open to mountain residents for free, Wu's mother was immediately moved by Lian Jiu's foresight. She personally made a list for her and offered to sell her the goods from the warehouse at a price lower than the purchase price.
This can be regarded as a sincere gesture towards reaching cooperation.
There will be more cooperation to be done in the future, and everyone knows that this is a concession of mutual interests.
After receiving the goods,
Because they had to discuss matters concerning the South China Sea, Long Ying also got on the car and went back to the mountains. Lian Jiu was very excited just thinking about it along the way. Previously, growing greenhouse vegetables was just an experiment, and there was no formal opening ceremony. Now, they were going to build greenhouses in the mountains, do breeding, and carry out surrounding production, and even expand their business to the South China Sea.
In a sense, it can be considered a wealthy family.
"We're a small company, aren't we?" Lian Jiu asked the two demon gods beside him. "Can we come up with a unified logo and a name?"
"That's right." Long Ying also agreed with this view. "Do you have any good suggestions?"
"What about the name, just like the kindergarten? Let's go with Monster. Simple and direct." Lian Jiu was very excited. "Monster Supermarket, Monster Fisheries, Monster Group, they will be very recognizable in the future."
Si Lan: "I have no objection."
Long Ying also thought it was great. There couldn't be a more iconic name than this one, and it belonged to everyone. "Then I'll go register tomorrow. Whose ID should I use? I'll use Lian Jiu's!"
Lian Jiu immediately shook his head: "No!"
"Why not? All this is because of you."
"I'm just the head teacher you hired. This really won't work." Lian Jiu insisted.
I am an ordinary person, and it's okay for me to be the director here, but the Monster Group belongs to the monsters, and I can't bear this title.
Long Ying didn't expect her to react so strongly and resist so much this time, so he had to look at Si Lan.
Si Lan had no expression on his face. He just stared at Lian Jiu for a moment, then nodded, "Okay."
He said, "Use mine."
Long Ying and Lian Jiu were both shocked.
Is this the first time Si Lan has taken the initiative to use his own name to get involved in the affairs of the demon world? !
Since Si Lan said so, Long Ying was naturally very happy. Si Lan and Lian Jiu, one made great contributions to the demon world in the past, and the other made great contributions to the demon world now. Either of them can be chosen.
Fearing that Si Lan would change his mind, Long Ying immediately said, "Okay, it's settled then."
After Lian Jiu realized what was happening, he was also happy for Si Lan.
Maybe he really listened to what he said and tried to do what he wanted to do.
"Monster Supermarket!" Lian Jiu asked, "Director Long, when will we get our business license?"
"Knowing we were going to open a supermarket, Zhang Chi had already made preparations," Long Ying said. "It will be delivered tomorrow, and we can open the day after tomorrow."
"That's a proper opening ceremony, shall we have one?"
Only Lian Jiu understood these, and the two demon gods naturally listened to her.
After arriving in the mountains, Lian Jiu took advantage of the fact that several demon gods used their divine power to easily unload goods, and lowered his head to pull several demon gods and humans he knew who knew the secrets of the demon world into a group.
Wei Jingchen: "What group?"
Lian Jiu: "Shemale support group."
Lian Jiu: "Family and friends, the 'Yokai Supermarket' will open the day after tomorrow for a ribbon-cutting ceremony. I sincerely invite you all to come and have some fun."
Wei Jingxuan: "Throw flowers!"
Wang Shanqing: "Throw flowers!"
Duan Zian: "Spread the flowers!"
Wu Shanshan: "Throw flowers!"
Ke Yuansi: "Spread the flowers, but Monster Supermarket? What do they sell?"
Lian Jiu walked to the entrance of the supermarket and took a short video: "These things."
It looks like there is an invisible conveyor belt in the picture, and the goods are transported into the cave spontaneously.
Wei Jingchen: "I will definitely come."
Ke Yuansi: "Although, what are those people at the back doing?"
It was getting dark, and Lian Jiu had only focused on the supermarket entrance and the goods. After being reminded, he realized that the demon gods behind him who didn't need to do anything themselves -
A shorter version of Yuan Qing is holding a Barbie doll and studying how to change clothes;
Su Caifeng was secretly pulling down some of the decorations at the door, saving as much as he could;
There was another one who was eating snacks that he had pulled out from nowhere. He would pick up a bag from time to time and hide it when he saw snacks passing by on the conveyor belt;
Long Ying took back the hidden snacks one by one with a worried look on his face...
Lian Jiu: "...They might be studying how supermarkets can fail on their first day of business."
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